On Saturday, the All-Star third baseman decided to go gloveless and went 2-for-5 with an RBI single to help the Orioles defeat the Texas Rangers 7-4. He then went back to the gloves for Sunday's game.

But after going hitless in his first two at-bats, he ditched the gloves his third time at the plate. The result: An RBI single that helped Baltimore win 4-2.

Machado said he didn't have a specific reason for not wearing the batting gloves Saturday.

"Just something different," he told the Baltimore Sun. "Just change it up a little bit. Just change it up, you got to change it up every once in a while.

"I did it in the minor leagues and when I was younger. It's something that just came out of nowhere, really. I think I might ride it out for a couple more days. I don't know. It's a game-time decision."

This being 2013, Machado's gloves became a much discussed issue among the O's faithful on Twitter Saturday and Sunday. And they even have inspired dueling parody accounts: